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Local agencies with jurisdiction to regulate use of properties within their geographic area.
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Zoning Commission
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zoning commission — noun a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use • Hypernyms: ↑committee, ↑commission … Useful english dictionary
zoning commission — An administrative agency of a municipality to which the administration of zoning laws and regulations is entrusted. 58 Am J1st Zon § 178 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Planning and Zoning Commission — A Planning and Zoning Commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning district and appropriate regulations to be enforced… … Wikipedia
commission — com·mis·sion n 1: a formal written authorization to perform various acts and duties a notary s commission 2 a: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of another b: a task or matter entrusted to one as the agent for another 3 a: a group… … Law dictionary
Zoning in the United States — comprise land use state laws falling under the police power rights state governments may exercise over private real property. Origins and historySpecial laws and regulations were long made, restricting the places where particular businesses… … Wikipedia
zoning — The division of a city or town by legislative regulation into districts and the prescription and application in each district of regulations having to do with structural and architectural designs of buildings and of regulations prescribing use to … Black's law dictionary
Commission on Chicago Landmarks — The Commission on Chicago Landmarks, established in 1968 by a Chicago (USA) City Ordinance, is composed of nine members appointed by the Mayor and the Chicago City Council. It is responsible for presenting recommendations of individual buildings … Wikipedia
The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act — was written by a New York City commission headed by Edward Bassett and signed by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in 1916 to regulate buildings and land usage in New York City. It was bought forth as part of the reaction to the construction of the… … Wikipedia
National Capital Planning Commission — Agency overview Formed 1924 Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States Headquarters … Wikipedia
comprehensive zoning plan — A general plan to control and direct the use and development of property in a municipality or in a large part thereof by dividing it into districts according to the present and potential use of the properties. Damick v. Planning and Zoning… … Black's law dictionary
